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  MvVO Virtual Opening  MvVO ART hosted a virtual show opening featuring special guest artist Chad Smith, and announced the winners of AD ART SHOW 2021. Chad Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and a noted contemporary artist, opened the event by celebrating the creativity of the artists of advertising.  The MvVO ART jury of collectors selected the painter Jessica Alazraki to receive top honors. She received a Specialty Clio in Contemporary Art and a Creative Immersion Day at NBCUniversal (AD ART SHOW presenting sponsor). Hyun Jung Ji and Chanell Angeli were also named Show Winners. Additional finalists: Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic, Marco Gallotta, Stevenson Michel and Michael Wente. “It’s definitely the year of women in Art and Advertising,” said Maria van Vlodrop, MvVO ART President and Founder. “All three of this year’s winners are women and that doesn’t surprise me at all, as the field has many talented women artists. AD ART SHOW 2021’s 130 artists come from diverse b...

MvVO ART MvVO ART, creator of AD ART SHOW, today announced a partnership with Clio that will include a specialty Clio Award presentation to the winner of the AD ART SHOW 2020. Clio has joined a growing roster of AD ART SHOW supporters, including Presenting Sponsor NBCUniversal, Westfield World Trade Center, Artnet, WPP, GroupM, Publicis and Zenith Media, Lawlor Media, The One Club for Creativity, Alliance for Downtown NY, NYCxDESIGN, School of Visual Arts NYC, The Clarion List and The Gradient Group. “AD ART SHOW is building a bridge between ART and Advertising by celebrating the talented artists in advertising, in a venue that brings Brands, the Art World and Advertising industry together. The driving force is the power of creativity—it’s the fuel that feeds all our dreams and endeavors! Our artists are following in the footsteps of Warhol, Magritte, Haring and many other famous names, creating art on their own time and outside of their day jobs. Images of this art will b...

Linda Yaccarino And Maria van Vlodrop Jean Shafiroff After the successful debut at Sotheby’s, MvVO ART, creator of AD ART SHOW, is bringing contemporary art to the streets of New York on 140 LinkNYC digital displays in key New York neighborhoods and to the monumental screens at the Oculus at the Westfield World Trade Center, a major art, culture and retail destination in the new design district in Manhattan. The groundbreaking AD ART SHOW 2019 launched with a cocktail reception at 3 World Trade Center, presenting the Show’s First Prize Winner Gavin Benjamin and the two runners up, Kito Mbiango and Hyun Jung Ji. All three winners will receive a curatorial session with Art Professionals and the first prize winner receives a creative immersion with the creative and production teams within creative partnerships at NBCUniversal. Isaac Aden With Laura Skoler, Roger Allen Bentley And Maria van Vlodrop The event featured VIP attendees Maria van Vlodrop (Founder, ...

MVVO ART MvVO ART, creator of AD ART SHOW, is turning the streets of New York’s most art-centric neighborhoods into a revolutionary Art Show, digitally exhibiting the work of artists from advertising on the LinkNYC network on select streets during Frieze New York—May 1 to 4, 2019. The Call for Artists submissions is to January 31st. For more information or to submit work to the show, visit the MvVO ART site ( www.mvvoart.com ). The selection committee is made up of contemporary art experts and influential collectors. AD ART SHOW celebrates the ART created by artists currently working in advertising, or with roots in the advertising/design/commercial arts industries, as they follow in the footsteps of Warhol, Magritte, Haring, Dali and the many other world-renowned artists who worked in advertising. The inaugural AD ART SHOW 2018 was a phenomenal success, bringing the Art, Media and Advertising world together for a 4 day show at Sotheby’s with 92 artists from advert...

MVVO ART New York, NY ---- MvVO ART, an innovative art venture dedicated to Creating Opportunities for Artists, announced the launch of its newest art venture AD ART. “The goal of AD ART SHOW is to reveal and celebrate Contemporary Art created by Advertising professionals and those who have evolved out of an Advertising heritage. Warhol, Magritte, Rosenquist, Lautrec, and many other art luminaries worked in Advertising before becoming the acclaimed artists we revere today. Perhaps AD ART SHOW will discover the next big name in Art?” said Maria van Vlodrop, MvVO ART Founder & CEO. AD ART SHOW will pre-launch with an Art Talk led by a panel of Art and Advertising experts entitled, ‘Is Advertising Home to the Next Big Name in Art?’ at the Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, New York on July 5, 2017 (5:30pm to 8:00pm). Guests will enjoy wine, refreshments and enticing bites with Special guest Ron Burkhardt — an award-winning Creative Director with over 200 creati...

**** NEW YORK CITY EVENTS Photos By: Patrick McMullan **** Olivia Olsen With Alec Ohanin Ian Macdonald-Smith With Marcel Ceuppens Lori Cuisilier And Renelio Marin MvVO ART and Accessible Art Fair, held a Summer Soiree with new partner, microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr. Tumblr is an important media partnership, in addition to primary media partner Artnet. Guests enjoyed sumptuous cocktails by Stoli Elit Ultra Luxury Vodka, mixed with refreshing and flowery Belvoir Fruit Farms lemonades, while mingling with the artists of the upcoming Accessible Art Fair inaugural New York edition. Tumblr hosted MvVO ART (US partner) and Accessible Art Fair at their New York Headquarters. The Stoli Elit team brought along its stunning ballerinas to entertain guests. Additionally, Brussels Airlines provided a Sharingbox customized photo booth to offer guests a fun and memorable experience. MvVO ART and Accessible Art Fair celebrated ...